. Report of the Electric Railway Test Commission to the president of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition . service. As this line did not run to the Fair Grounds, theexcess travel over ordinary conditions was due principally topassengers from and to the Union Depot at 18th Street. The Park Avenue line is a double-track line running fromTower Grove Park to Third Street and Washington Avenue, atotal distance of miles. At the time the tests were madean average of 50 cars were in daily service upon this route, witha headway of from one to one and one-half minutes. A map ofthe route giving the lo
. Report of the Electric Railway Test Commission to the president of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition . service. As this line did not run to the Fair Grounds, theexcess travel over ordinary conditions was due principally topassengers from and to the Union Depot at 18th Street. The Park Avenue line is a double-track line running fromTower Grove Park to Third Street and Washington Avenue, atotal distance of miles. At the time the tests were madean average of 50 cars were in daily service upon this route, witha headway of from one to one and one-half minutes. A map ofthe route giving the location of the principal streets, is shownm Fig. 42. The track gage on the hnes of the Transit Company is 4 in., instead of the standard gage, 4 ft. 8i in. This track gage 118 ELECTRIC RAILWAY TEST COMMISSION )^ h uJ > < < »J J ^THURMAH BLVO >c r L === < o AVE. _ 1 —1 Q5 Grahd= ,, 0/ h ^ 0 Id 0 r I <n L, ^ COMPTON Av Ranken Ave. _£2::iPTo N <41 Nebraska Av Jeffersom Av Union T)epot-1 n^ .^ StaHSSOURI Av. O t ^7SS;sSlPP|/!lv. W 5th St.) fSTHSr8th St:. Fig. 42.— Map of Park Auenue Line, St Louis, SERVICE TESTS OF A DOUBLE-TRUCK CITY CAR 119 has been used in St. Louis for a number of years, and is requiredby the city authorities. The track is all laid with girder rails,a portion being 78 lbs. per yard, another portion 80 lbs. peryard, while still a third portion weighs 107 lbs. per yard. Theheight of rail and weight per yard for the various sections oftrack are shown in the following table: Location. Height ofRail inInches. Tvpe ofRail. Weight perYard inPounds. From Tower Grove Park to Grand Ave. and from Jefferson Ave. to Chouteau Mississippi Ave. to 18th St. on Chouteau Grand Ave. to Jefferson Ave. and from ISth St. and Chouteau Ave. to 3d St. and Washington Ave. 6 79 Girder GirderGirder 78 80107 The track is laid upon white oak ties, standard size, spacedtwo-foot centers. From Third Street to Mississippi and Chou-teau Av
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